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After the handshakes and commendations, honoree Larry Jones took the podium for a surprise donation from him and his local union.

"They totally blew me out of the water because Local 475 has written a check for $1,000," said Jones.

A gas can and backyard fire pit exploded, burning 12-year-old Payton Brown on 40 percent of his body, until Columbia Gas employees and contractors working near his Fifth Avenue home rushed over and helped Payton and his three friends.

"It's not selfish to do that. If it'd happen right here, every one of us would jump in and do it again," said Szuchy.

Jones has visited Payton in the hospital several times. "As I was leaving, he said, 'Don't forget to pray for me,' and I said, 'Bud, we are, we definitely are,' " Jones said.